Special Creations

Alain is now a member of the Repar'Acteurs and association created by the departmental Chambre de metiers to prote businesses that restore things.

Here is a manufacturing project of missing parts allowing the reuse of this XIXth century vélocypède, (an early form of bicycle propelled by working pedals on cranks fitted to the front axle).

Bottom bracket machining

Turning the axis

Artisan Wheelwright Alain Montpied makes all types of wooden wheels. "I made, for the Tampa Bay automobile museum in Florida, an exact copy of the fardier of Cugnot, the first self propelled mechanical vehicle with a steam engine. This accomplishment was one the 2011 nominees for the car of the year of the International Historic Motoring awards"

I went and took measurements and photographs of the original vehicule at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Paris so that my copy is as faithful as possible, both for the measurements and for the appearance.

I then fitted a wood lathe to turn the hubs and I forged the nails and other hardware .

I carry out historical research in my personal documentation or in museums. I draw blueprints and manufacture special tools according to the type of structure to be built.

New for 2014

Construction of a horizontal water mill "Le Roudet" the ancestor of the turbine. It appears as a demonstration item at wood festivals.

Canon in the village of Banize en Creuse - Wheels made by master craftsman wheelwright Alain Montpied.